Archive for October, 2008

General Paper Summary Writing – Write Only What You Are Being Asked!

Posted on: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | Written by

During your early English language classes, writing a summary essentially comprised reducing considerably the number of words of the whole passage. That is, you had to compress what you have read into a very brief account; no other specific requirements needed from you.

But in the General Paper level, this has changed enormously. The purpose of summary writing is more objective and more structured. And this is exactly what you will learn today, in this article.

Aim Of Summary Writing In GP Classes

=> To summarise only certain aspects of the passage directed by the examiner

You have to read and understand what the examiner is asking you. Be aware that he has a particular purpose in mind; to assess if you can provide/describe only and exactly what he is asking you + how well you deliver the results.

Why Has The Purpose Of Summary Changed For GP Papers?

The answer lies in the whole definition and aim of a GP class; a general paper class is primarily focussed on:
1) Analytical and critical thinking
2) assessing the general knowledge and reasoning of a student
3) Effective delivery of thoughts + Good usage of the English language

Hence, the summary is there to make sure you are selective and critical in filtering the specific and required information from a crowded informative zone + conveying the message effectively.

The Cambridge General Paper Summary – Write Exactly What You Are Being Asked!

The examiner will give you clear instructions and indications as to what you should write in your summary. It is of an utmost importance that you read the specific instructions with extreme care. You should therefore conscientiously include the relevant pieces of information.

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The Eight Classes Grouping All Words In The English Language

Posted on: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | Written by

To better gain good writing skills and to present your thoughts conveniently, it would be to your advantage to grasp the basic constructs of the language itself. As of this post, Wakish Wonderz will put forward a set of essential basics to help you write better and effectively.

The Eight Classes

1) Nouns
- Words taking the form of a person, a place, a thing..etc.

Example:
- blog, computer, woman, Brooke, football, fruits, Canada, Mauritius

2) Pronouns
- Words that can designate things or people without having to name them specifically

Example:
- you, them, I, who, themselves, somebody, someone

3) Adjectives
- Words that qualify a noun to give a more precise meaning

Example:
- a glamorous woman
- a clamorous weather
- an empty bag

4) Verbs
- Words helping us to express or indicate an action, a state or occurrence of an object

Example:
- I feel hungry
- Jeremy was fat
- Summer brings warmth

5) Adverbs
- Words used alongside verbs, except nouns and pronouns, to enhance the meaning of a sentence
- Help to answer the following questions: When, Where, How and Why

Example:
- He will soon arrive
- Darren is going there
- Chow eats rather quickly
- FIFA therefore suspends this player

6) Preposition
- Words used to express the relationship between objects
- Used with nouns and pronouns

Example:
- I wrote a letter to Skellie
- The letter went by air mail
- Rooney lives near Lorie

7) Conjunctions
- Words used to connect or join phrases, sentences or words

Example:
- I make a great effort to write articles on this blog because I love sharing knowledge
- Problogger and Darren Rowse are interlinked

8.) Interjections
- Words used to express feelings and emotions
- Do not fall into the syntactical construction of a sentence nor forming an actual part of it
- Generally followed by an exclamation mark

Example:
- Eureka! bravo!
- ah! bah!
- alas!


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Format Specifiers Used In C Programming

Posted on: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | Written by

Format Specifiers For Integer Data Type

Integer Data Type Format Specifiers
short signed %d or %I
short unsigned %u
long signed %ld
long unsigned %lu
unsigned hexadecimal %x
unsigned octal %o

Format Specifiers For Real Data Type

Real Data Type Format Specifiers
float %f
double %lf

Format Specifiers For Character/String Data Type

Character Data Type Format Specifiers
signed character %c
unsigned character %c
String %s


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The Amazing Gyroscopic Electric Uno Bike Is Progressing – World’s New Unicycle Motorbike!

Posted on: Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | Written by

Gyroscopic Electric Uno Bike

If you search in my Archives, you’ll see that I wrote an article on a strange-looking motorbike called as ‘Electric Uno Bike‘. As a strong believer in free-style creativity, I was very attracted and amazed by this new invention crafted by canadian, Ben Gulak. Till then, I’m constantly keeping an eye on the evolution of this project and I got some news. It seems that the electric uno bike is progressing – that’s super cool. They even have their websites – UnoCylce – BPG-Technologies.

Uno Bike Talked On Press

Uno Bike was listed and mentioned in the following Press:
1) Chicago Tribune
2) Popular Science
3) Motorcycle Mojo

Uno Bike Acclaimed Awards

The sensational unicycle motorbike won the following awards:

1) Invention of the Year (Popular Science Magazine)
2) Best Engineering (National Motorcycle Show)
3) Best in Category (Toronto Motorcycle Supershow)
4) Best Engineering (Toronto Motorcycle Supershow)

The New Future MotorBike?

I still believe they will make it. Ben Gulak is a motivated guy who is fully convinced of his creativity. What do you think? Is there any chance?

Will the Electric Uno Bike succeed in becoming the new generation of bikes?

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Effective Writing Is A Key Ingredient To Success

Posted on: Sunday, October 19th, 2008 | Written by

effective writing + appealing

On this blog, I have stressed several times that writing is critical to your success. You should invest time to learn how to write good english and hence developing your own methods and style of presenting your opinions. I also told you that you need to express your ideas convincingly. In this article I will explain something additional that you should think and know about; you should be able to make a clear distinction between efficient writing and effective writing.

What Is Efficient Writing?

An efficient writer is someone who writes an article considerately, without showing any true commitment, any true motivation and without any true desire to touch his audience. He writes just to convey a message. The message is there, that’s only his satisfaction. But do note that an efficient writer is doing things right.

What Is Effective Writing?

An effective writer is someone who is very diligent about what he writes. Unlike an efficient writer, he cares more than just conveying a message. He is keenly concerned in the way he wants to express his words, in how his readers will respond and about the overall quality of his “work”. He is very stubborn about making a forceful, appealing and convincing approach to writing his thoughts, taking care proofreading his work and re-factoring it over and over again until he convinces himself that the work is a masterpiece (showing good characteristics of pillar articles). As you have guessed, an effective writer does the right thing.

Employers Will Look For Effective Writers Who Can Make The Difference!

If you are to do well (as a student, as an employee, as a writer or as a blogger) and if you want to progress in your chosen career, the ability to express yourself clearly, concisely and persuasively is a skill you should be trying to develop and nourish. In any competitive environment if two contestants are otherwise equal in intelligence and skills, the one who is the most effective in conveying his message will be the one who will earn the highest points, respect, credibility and consideration.

To Think About: If a marketing agency is looking for writers or composers, will he choose an efficient writer or someone who is effective?

How Is Your Writing Judged By Your Audience?

Characteristics of your writing Impression created
Writing clear Considerate
Correct spelling Well educated
Punctuation & grammar good Competent
Arguments well presented Forceful, convincing and well organised

Over To You – In Which Writing Category You Fall?

Do you write often? In what category do you fall, effective writing or efficient writing? What do you think you can improve with your writing?

(Use the comment form below to voice your opinion convincingly!)


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